About
My name is Giuseppe De Francesco. I am from Milan, Italy and currently based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. After a degree in Industrial design at Politecnico di Milano and one year experience as lighting designer, I started freelancing photography.
I’ve been a photographer for over 15 years now, specialising in architecture, interior design and product photography. I direct commercial and documentary videos about architecture and design. Alongside my professional path I develop photographic research projects. All of my personal researches are driven by my attention on the relationships between places, memory and identity.
In recent years I have been lecturing photography in private institutions and public universities.
My work has been featured in international magazines such as Elle Decoration, Area, Axis magazine, Wowweekend and my personal projects have been exhibited in Europe and Asia. New, exciting, ones are currently ongoing.
Notable clients
Elle Japan magazine, Elle Decoration Japan magazine, Elle Decoration Vietnam magazine, Elle International, Vogue Viaggi (Italy), Area magazine (Italy), Axis Magazine (Japan), Villegiardini magazine (Italy), MGallery Accor group, Google (Japan), Sanwa Company (Japan), Hakko Car group (Japan), Ambientec (Japan), Feltrinelli Publishing Group (Italy), architetto Michele De Lucchi Circle (Italy), Gio Latis studio (Italy), Nendo (Japan), Caumont Interiors (France/Vietnam), DE-SO asia Architecture&Planning (Vietnam/France), Laita design (Vietnam), Nhà Xinh (Vietnam), Masterise Homes (Vietnam), Sans Souci lighting (Czech Republic), IKEA (Sweden), Yamagiwa (Japan), g8a architecture (Switzerland/Singapore/Vietnam).
Lecturing experience
- University of Architecture Ho Chi Minh City 2019/ongoing (Vietnam)
- Director of photographic department at VCVAA (Vietnamese Contemporary Visual Arts Academy) 2021/2022 (Vietnam)
- TDT University Ho Chi Minh City 2018/2019 (Vietnam)
- Tokyo Fashion Technology Lab 2017/2018 (Japan)
Personal exhibitions
- 2024 Second Cities, personal exhibition, TB80 space, Singapore
- 2022 Tokyo Hyaku, personal exhibition, Tenoha Milan, Italy
- 2018 Homage to Hiroshige, personal exhibition, Adachi Hanga - Tokyo, Japan
- 2018 Fujisanten, collective exhibition, Awaji gallery - Tokyo, Japan
- 2017/2018 Edo Tokyo 100, personal exhibition, Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art - Shizuoka, Japan
- 2010 Printemps, personal exhibition, The new Ars Italica gallery - Milan, Italy
- 2009 Printemps, personal exhibition, Ex-Asilo Ciani - Lugano, Switzerland
- 2009 Printemps, personal exhibition, Sala delle Cariatidi, Palazzo Reale - Milan, Italy